Stenson Quotes

#1. Being 'poor in spirit' (a Christian virtue) means being detached from things - being able to possess goods without being possessed by them. It meansputting people ahead of possessions - and seeing material things only as instruments for serving God and the needs of others.

James Stenson

#2. If you really thought about who you are, who God is, and how much thanks you owe Him, you would want to go to Mass. The Mass would become the source and center of your spiritual life.

James Stenson

#3. I'm not afraid to die. What I'm afraid of is having reality get the better of me, of having reality leave me behind.

Haruki Murakami

#4. I would certainly never suggest that any lesbian should be ashamed of her sexual preference.

Evan Hunter

#5. There is a land that I can go to
When I have time to rest.
All the people I love are there
And those who love me best.

Marianne Faithfull

#6. Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.

Jane Austen

#7. Everybody deserves a second chance in this world. That's basically all I ask.

Shannen Doherty

#8. Children develop character by what they see, by what they hear, and by what they are repeatedly led to do.

James Stenson

#9. [Debt] It has driven thousands to drink, and the worry and anxiety it has created have literally taken the lives of many of our ablest men. It has prostrated individuals, enterprises and nations ...

Stephen L. Richards

#10. I got really good input up until the age of 11, which is perfect. That's when adolescence starts, when I would have really wanted to rebel. Up until that point, though, it didn't feel like doctrine, and it gave me a great moral structure.

Bat For Lashes